• Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
• /
• v.15 no.2
• /
• pp.100-106
• /
• 2007

Objectives : The objective of the present study was to investigate alexithymia in major depressive disorder(MDD) and subclinical depression(SCD). Methods : Three hundred eighty-six community-dwelling adults(238 females and 148 males, age 19-79; mean age $43.0{\pm}13.9$) were recruited. Structured clinical Interview for DSM-IV(SCID) was conducted for the diagnosis of MDD or other Axis I psychiatric disorders. The Center for Epidemiological Studies for Depression Scale(CES-D) and the Totonto Alexithymia Scale(TAS) were administered to assess depressive symptom and alexithymia, respectively. Among subjects without MDD, those who had minor depressive disorder on the SCID or high scores(i.e. over 16) on the CES-D were defined as subjects with SCD. TAS total score and factor I, II, III scores of TAS in MDD, SCD, and non-depressive controls were compared. Results : Among 386 subjects, 38 subjects(9.8%) were diagnosed as MDD by DSM-IV criteria, while 57 subjects(14.8%) were classified into SCD group. There were significant differences between 3 groups(MDD, SCD and non-depressive controls) in total score($F_{2,383}=14.0$, p<0.01), factor I(difficulty in identifying feeling)($F_{2,383}=23.4$, p<0.01) and factor II(difficulty in describing feeling)($F_{2,383}=7.8$, p<0.01), but not factor III(external oriented thinking)($F_{2,383}=1.8$, p=0.16) of TAS. In post-hoc analysis, both MDD subjects and SCD subjects had higher scores in TAS total, factor I and factor II, compared to non-depressive controls(all p<0.01). In contrast, there were no significant differences between MDD subjects and SCD subjects in any TAS factor. Conclusion : In this study, both MDD subjects and SCD subjects were more alexithymic than non-depressive control subjects. These findings suggest that SCD, as well as MDD, is also related to alexithymia.

• Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
• /
• v.6 no.1
• /
• pp.21-29
• /
• 1999

Traumatic Brain Injury(TBI) of any severity can result in broad and persisting biopsychosocial sequelae. Depression after TBI occur at a greater frequency than in the general population, with estimates approaching 25% to 50% for major depression, and 155 to 30% for dysthmia. Acute onset depressions are related to lesion location and may have their etiology in biological response of the injured brain, whereas delayed onset depressions may be mediated by psychosocial factors, suggesting psychological reactions as a possible mechanism. Anxious depressions are associated with right hemisphere lesions, whereas major depressions alone are associated with left dorsolateral frontal and left basal ganglia lesions. However, there is insufficient information to postulate a specific neuroanatomic model for TBI-related depression.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Information Management Conference
• /
• 2012.08a
• /
• pp.143-146
• /
• 2012

본 연구에서는 MEDLINE에 수록된 논문의 암 관련 우울증 문헌을 대상으로 MeSH(Medical Subject Headings) 키워드를 이용하여 1992년부터 2011년까지 20년간의 연구 동향을 분석하였다. 암과 우울증에 해당하는 MeSH 키워드를 주제로 다룬 논문 3,389편과 50,778개의 키워드를 대상으로 주요 학술지 및 암 발병 위치와 우울증 치료요법을 분석하였다. 암 관련 우울증 논문의 암 발병 위치별 빈도는 유방암이 799편으로 가장 높았으며, 폐암, 전립선암, 뇌종양, 두경부암이 뒤를 이었다. 또한 우울증 치료 요법별 빈도는 비약물치료가 552편으로 약물치료 400편보다 높게 나타났으며 비약물치료는 크게 상담치료와 상담 외 치료에 대한 키워드로 구분되었고, 약물치료는 치료 요법명과 약명으로 다시 구분되었다.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• /
• v.11 no.2
• /
• pp.209-220
• /
• 2000

The purpose of this study is to find out the characteristics of depressive episode about major depression and bipolar disorder in child and adolescent. The subjects of this study were 34 major depression patients and 17 bipolar disorder patients hospitalized at child and adolescent psychiatry in OO university children's hospital from 1st March 1993 to 31st October 1999. The method of this study is to review socio-demographic characteristics, diagnostic classification, chief problems and symptoms at admission, frequency of symptoms, maternal pregnancy problem history, childhood developmental history, coexisting psychiatric disorders, family psychopathology and family history and therapeutic response through their chart. 1) The ratio of male was higher than that of female in major depressive disorder while they are similar in manic episode, bipolar disorder. 2) Average onset age of bipolar disorder was 14 years 1 month and it was 12 years 8 months in the case of major depression As a result, average onset age of major depression is lower than that of bipolar disorder. 3) The patients complained of vegetative symptoms than somatic symptoms in both bipolar disorder and depressive disorder. Also, the cases of major depression developed more suicide idea symptom while the case of bipolar disorder developed more aggressive symptoms. In the respect of psychotic symptoms, delusion was more frequently shown in major depression, but halucination was more often shown in bipolar disorder. 4) Anxiety disorder coexisted most frequently in two groups. And there coexisted symptoms such as somartoform disorder, mental retardation and personality disorder in both cases. 5) The influence of family loading was remarkable in both cases. Above all, the development of major depression had to do with child abuse history and inappropriate care of family. It is apparent that there are distinctive differences between major depression and bipolar disorder in child and adolescent through the study, just as in adult cases. Therefore the differences of clinical characteristics between two disorders is founded in coexisting disorders and clinical symptoms including onset age, somatic symptoms and vegetative symptoms.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• /
• v.5 no.1
• /
• pp.12-27
• /
• 1994

Until recently there were arguments on the existence and the definition of childhood depression. In DSM-III(1980) childhood depression was accepted as the formal psychiatric disorder in childhood. As the diagnostic criteria for childhood depression is less clearly defined than those for other psychiatric disorders as well as prominent age-related variations in depression symptomatology, informations from various sources are very important in accurate diagnosis of childhood depression. Present study reviewed various assessment methods such as self-report questionnaires, interviews, behavior rating scales, structured tests and projective techniques with discussion on the merits and limitations of each method. Also several issues on the reliability and the validity of assessment techniques for childhood depression were discussed.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
• /
• v.85 no.4
• /
• pp.586-595
• /
• 1996

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of participation in a forest program on the level of depression changes in the participants. Total of 501 university students residing in the middle province of Korea were administered Beck Depression Inventory(BDI). Among them, 32 students were selected as participants of the program based on the scores of the BDI. A 5-day forest program included climbing, sharing experience with others and so on. Pre and post tests control group research design was employed for this study, with BDI measures taken from each of 32 participants on three time frames : 2 weeks before the program, immediately before participation, and immediately after participation. BDI scores were expected to decrease as a result of forest program participation. The study results supported this hypothesis.

• Proceedings of The Korean Society of Health Promotion Conference
• /
• 2009.05a
• /
• pp.95-95
• /
• 2009

목적 : 고등학교에 재학중인 청소년을 대상으로 한 우울증 인식개선 프로그램이 우울증 관련 지식과 전문적 도움추구 태도에 긍정적인 변화를 가져오는지 평가하고자 연구를 수행하였다. 방법 : 서울시태 2개 고등학교 12개 학급을 선정하여 무작위로 중재군과 대조군에 각 6개 학급씩을 할당하였다. 중재군에는 학급단위로 1회 50분간 3회의 교육을 주 1회 실시하였다. 교육프로그램의 효과평가를 위해 중재군은 사전, 프로그램 수행 직후, 중재 2개월 후 추적조사를 실시하였고, 대조군은 사전 및 추적조사를 실시하였다. 우울증에 대한 지식 및 전문적 도움추구 태도의 변화를 분석하였다. 결과 : 교육프로그램 수행 직후 중재군에서 우울증에 대한 지식총점이 유의하게 높아졌고, 우울증을 경험하는 친구에 대한 반응 및 전문적 도움추구 태도가 긍정적으로 변화하였다(p<.05). 추적조사에서는 우울증에 대한 지식총점의 경우에서만 두 군 간에 차이가 유지되었다(p<.05). 결론 : 우리나라 고등학생을 대상으로 한 학교기반의 우울증 인식개선 프로그램은 대상자의 지식과 태도에 긍정적인 변화를 가져왔다. 보다 지속적인 효과를 기대하기 위해서는 반복적인 교육이 요구된다.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
• /
• v.14 no.6
• /
• pp.309-316
• /
• 2016

The purpose of this study was to identify converged factors influencing subjective health status of patients with depression. The subjects of this study are 117 people answered that depression years of the 2013 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey subjects. The results of this study were that the factors influencing subjective health status were education level, number of family member, quality of life, subjective body awareness, stress and they explained 55.9% of the variance. Therefore the intervention is considering various converged influencing factors should be done when the primary care for the promotion of subjective health status of patients with depression. This study identified a complex convergence of factors influence the subjective health status of patients with depression could be helpful on developing nursing intervention programs. It is necessary to identify forward more various social religious factors and disease influence the subjective health status of patients with depression.

• Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
• /
• v.15 no.4
• /
• pp.275-287
• /
• 2008

Depression and coronary artery disease are both highly prevalent diseases. Many previous studies suggest that depression is a common comorbid condition in patients with coronary artery disease and has a significant negative impact on the onset, course, and prognosis of coronary artery disease. However, the exact mechanisms that underlie the association between these two diseases remain unclear. Pathophysiologic mechanisms that may explain the effect of depression on coronary artery disease include hypercoagulability, hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis and autonomic nervous system dysregulation, altered inflammatory response. On the contrary, pathophysiologic mechanisms in coronary artery disease that affect depression are less well known. It is also suggested that both diseases may share a common genetic vulnerability. The authors reviewed the literature on the pathophysiologic relationships of depression and coronary heart disease.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
• /
• v.53 no.4
• /
• pp.171-187
• /
• 2019

The study aims to analyze the posts of depression-related Facebook groups to understand major topics discussed by group users. Specifically, the purpose of the study is to identify the topics and keywords of the posts to understand what users discuss about depression. Depression is a mental disorder that is somewhat sensitive in the online community, which is characterized by accessibility, openness and anonymity. The researchers have implemented a natural language-based data analysis framework that includes components ranging from Facebook data collection to the automated extraction of topics. Using the framework, we collected and analyzed 885 posts created in the past one year from the largest Facebook depression group. To derive more complete and accurate topics, we combined both automated and manual (e.g., stop words removal, topic size determination) methods. Results indicate that users discuss a variety of topics including depression in general, human relations, mood and feeling, depression symptoms, suicide, medical references, family and etc.